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, H. L'. STEPHENS.

Translucent Pioture.

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HENRY L. STEPHENS, OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY.

TRANSLUCENT PICTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,376, dated January 4, 1881.

Application tiled September 9, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY L. STEPHENS, ot' Rahway, inthe county ot' Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Translucent Picture, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to a new manner of putting pictures upon the two sides of a transparent or translucent substance, such as paper, ground glass, &c., iii such a manner that upon each side of the card will be shown a complete and independent picture; but the two pictures are placed in such juxtaposition to each other that when the card is held up to the light the figures iii the two pictures will be brought into conjunction with each other in such a way as to produce a third also complete and independent picture.

Figure 1 is a face view ot a card illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is a back view thereot', and Fie. 3 a view of the card as-it appears when held up to the light.

On the face of the card A the figures c b c are placed in certain positions to each other to represent a perfect picture, and, as far as can be observed without holding the card up to the light, does not require any thing more to add to its completeness.

0n the back of the card A are printed or painted other figures, d e, as seen in Fig. 2, representing a scene and picture which is also complete, and does not seein to bear any relation whatever to the picture onv the Face of the card; but these figures a b c d c, upon the two sides ot the card, are placed in such juxtaposition to each other that when the card is held up to the light the figure or figures d c will, in connection with igures a, b c, form a'new picture, actually differing from either ot' the pictures on the face and back of the card.

It will be understtiod that the subject-inatter of the pictures may be changed at pleasure; also that the juxtaposition ofthe figures composing the pictures to each other may be varied, as long as the result illustrated in the drawings is arrived at.

I am aware that United States Letters Patent No. 230,741, dated August 3, 1880, have been granted for a process of illuminated printing. My invention is an improvement upon said patent, which describes a card having an incomplete lettering or picture upon each side, and which must be held up to the light to forni one complete picture, whereas I have three complete pictures on each card-to wit, one on the face, one on the back, and one observed by the joint observation of both said pictures.

I ani aware that it is not new to make, and therefore disclaim, a card for imparting instruction or information made ot' paper or other translucent material having imprinted or otherwise placed upon its face a word, or word and picture, to be viewed by retlected light, and beneath its face a word or picture responsive to or explanatory of the inquiry on the face, to be viewed by transmit-ted light.

I claim- A translucent card or sign having a cornplete and independent picture, a b c, upon its face, and another complete and independent picture, d c, upon its back, both visible by reiiected light, the two pictures being in such juxtaposition to each other that when the card `or sign is held up to the light a third complete and independent picture will be seen from the union ofthe two, substantially as herein shown and described.

HENRY L. STEPHENS.

fVitnesses:

WILLY G. E. SoHULTz, WILLIAM H. C. SMITH. 

